St Patrick's R C Primary School

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Governors

St Patrick’s Governors

Governors hold an important public office and their identity should be known to their school and wider communities.

The Governing Board of St Patrick’s consists of 2 parent governors, 1 local authority governor, 1 staff governor, 1 head teacher and 7 foundation governors.  The total number of governors outlined in the instrument of government is 12.

Name of Governor
Date of Appointment  Term of Office Appointed by
Mrs Maureen Woodall

Chair of the Governing Board

Foundation Governor

21/7/2022 - 20/7/2026 Diocese
Mr David Gorman

Foundation Governor

26/09/2022 – 25/09/2026 Diocese
Reverend Father Philip A Nathaniel

Parish Priest

ex-officio
Mrs Liz Hindley

Headteacher

ex-officio
Miss Rebecca A Young

Foundation Governor

2/10/2023-01/10/2027 Diocese
Mrs Rosemary Doran

Foundation Governor

10/9/2024-09/09/2028 Diocese
Mr Andrea Castoro

Foundation Governor

08/10/2021-07/10/2025 Diocese
Mrs Lauren Stevenson

Staff Governor

17/11/2021-16/11/2025 Staff Election

Mr Paul Lister

Parent Governor

8/11/2024 – 7/11/2028 Parent Election
Mr Nigel Walker

Parent Governor

17/12/2021 – 16/12/2025 Parent Election
Mr Nigel Ranson

LA Governor

25/09/2023 - 24/09/2027 Local Authority
Mr. Phil Thompson

Foundation Governor

03/04/2023 - 02/04/2027 Diocese
     
Name of Associate Governor Date of Appointment - Term of Office Appointed by

Mr Stephen De Nobrega

Associate Governor

12/11/2024 - 11/11/2028 Governing Board

 

Name of Governor Relevant Business/Financial Interests/Other Governance Material Interests/Relationships
Miss Rebecca A Young None None
Mr Dave Gorman None None
Mrs Liz Hindley Vice Chair of Governors at St. Cecilia’s RC High School None
Reverend Father Philip A Nathaniel None None
Mr Paul Lister None None
Mrs Rosemary Doran None None
Mr Andrea Castoro None None
Mrs Lauren Stevenson None None
Mr Nigel Walker None None
Mrs Maureen Woodall

Kevin Anthony Properties

Chair of Governors at Academy@ Worden

None
Name of Associate Governor Relevant Business/Financial Interests/Other Governance Material Interests/Relationships
Mr Stephen De Nobrega None None

 

Committee Members
SEC

Mr Andrea Castoro (Chair)

Mrs Lauren Stevenson

Mrs Liz Hindley

Mr Nigel Walker

Mrs Rosie Doran

Mr Nigel Ranson

Curriculum

Miss Rebecca Young (Chair)

Mr Stephen De Nobrega (Associate Governor)

Mr Dave Gorman

Mrs Liz Hindley

Mr Andrea Castoro

Mrs Rosie Doran

Mrs Lauren Stevenson

Mr Nigel Walker

Mrs Maureen Woodall

Mr Nigel Ranson

Resources

Mr Dave Gorman

Mrs Liz Hindley

Mrs Rosemary Doran

Mr Andrea Castoro

Mr Stephen De Nobrega (Chair and Associate Governor)

Mr Nigel Walker

Mrs Claire Scanlan (School Business Manager – Observer)

Mr Nigel Ranson

Pay Committee Mrs Rosemary Doran, Mr Nigel Walker, Mr. Stephen De Nobrega
Headteacher Appraisal Committee Mrs Maureen Woodall (Chair), Miss Rebecca A Young, Mr. Dave Gorman and Mrs Sarah Sadler (School Adviser)

 

Name of Governor Committee / Links
Miss Rebecca A Young Curriculum, HT Appraisal, RE Link
Mr Dave Gorman Curriculum, Resources, HT Appraisal, Training Link
Mrs Maureen Woodall Curriculum, HT Appraisal, SEND, Safeguarding Governor
Mrs Liz Hindley Curriculum, Resources, SEC
Reverend Father Philip A Nathaniel Parish Priest
Mrs Rosemary Doran SEC, Resources, Curriculum, Pay Committee, Wellbeing
Mr Stephen De Nobrega Curriculum, Resources, Pay Committee, Website, Health and Safety, Equalities
Mr Andrea Castoro Curriculum, Resources, SEC, Pupil Premium and PE and Sports Grant Link
Mrs Lauren Stevenson Curriculum, SEC
Mr Nigel Walker Curriculum, SEC, Resources, Pay Committee
Mr Nigel Ranson Curriculum, SEC, Resources
Name of Associate Governor Committee / Links
Mr Stephen De Nobrega Curriculum, Resources, Pay Committee, Website, Health and Safety, Equalities

 

Every school has a governing board; the purpose and roles of governing boards are to help schools provide the best possible education for their pupils by:

  • Setting the school’s values, vision and strategic aims, agreeing plans and policies and making creative use of resources.
  • Monitoring and evaluating performance and providing support and challenge to the headteacher in managing the school,
  • Ensuring that the school is accountable to: the children and parents it serves, its local community, those who fund and maintain it, as well as to the staff it employs.

Types of Governors

There are different types of governors; all governors have equal status; this is to ensure that the governing board of a school reflects a wide range of groups from the community.  The different categories of governors are:

Parent Governors : are self nominated and in the case of more than one applicant, are voted for by parents.

Staff Governors : include the Head teacher, teaching and non-teaching staff.  With the exception of the Head teacher, staff governors are elected by the staff of the school.

Local Authority Governors : nominated by the local authority that maintains the school, they keep in touch with the Local Authority who nominated them

Foundation Governors : are appointed by the Bishop and Trustees of the Diocese they may be nominated by the Parish Priest. Foundation governors have an important role which is to uphold the Catholic ethos of the school and are always in the majority in a Catholic school.

Associate Governors : The governing body can appoint associate members to serve on one or more of its committees. The definition of associate member is wide. Please see this document regarding this post

St. Patrick’s governing board is made up of a wide range of people from varying backgrounds and professions.  Each Governor has different roles and may sit on more than one subcommittee.  The full Governing board meets every term and relies on the various sub committees to advise their decisions. Our sub committees include: Resources, Standards and Effectiveness, Curriculum, Pay, Staff Grievance, Pay Appeals, Complaints Review, Admissions, Pupil Discipline, Staff Attendance Discipline and Dismissal, and Headteacher Appraisal.

Diversity Statement

“The Governors of St Patrick's RC Primary School believe it is important that Governing Boards reflect the diversity of the school communities they serve. Diverse Boards promote inclusive school environments and provide diverse role models for staff and young people. The Governors have collected data on the diversity of the board. They will review this data periodically and use it to inform their recruitment and training needs, ensuring there is a diverse range of perspectives around the table to support robust decision making. At the present time, we do not publish this diversity data online, as individual Governors could be identified, and we have a legal obligation to protect their personal data.”

 

Please refer to the attached documents for additional information about the composition of the committees, terms of reference, code of conduct and instrument of government.

Governors Attendance at Meetings 2023 - 2024

Governors Attendance at Meetings 2022-2023

Previous Governors

Instrument-of-Government

Governors Code of Conduct

Governors Meeting Pattern for 2024 - 2025